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Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey

Panache Digital Games · Private Division · 2020-08-27

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ActionAdventureIndieRPG

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Dec 06, 2019 (PlayStation 4), Dec 06, 2019 (Xbox One), Aug 27, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Survive your evolution in Neogene Africa starting 10 million years ago. Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a third-person open world survival game where you Explore, Expand, and Evolve to advance your clan to the next generation in the exciting new adventure from Panache Digital Games.

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is an Action, Adventure, Indie, and RPG game released in 2020, priced at $39.99, with an estimated 200,000 to 500,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (79% of 12,006 reviews).

79
playing now
79%
positive of 12k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
critic score (12 outlets, IGDB)
71/100
IGDB user rating (65 ratings)
8
Nexus mods (5.9k downloads)
4.10★
PlayStation Store rating (7,588 ratings)
39h
to beat · rushed 19h · completionist 52h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$39.99
steam price (US)

79 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 12:00 UTC (census sample)

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey is a survival game developed by Panache Digital Games and published by Private Division. It was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One in August 2019. It was directed by Patrice Désilets. Set in prehistoric Africa, players control hominin species within the evolutionary lineage of modern humans, and are tasked to ensure their survival and facilitate their evolution.

Trailer

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey trailer thumbnail

Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey - Official Gameplay Launch Trailer

≈382,512 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 79 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 982 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~123/week).
  • · Review velocity up 39% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 241k–543k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 12,065 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$9.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.98 at eTail.Market (2026-05-20) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 104 of 153 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
70370320202026Week of 2020-08-01: 450 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 168 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 703 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 173 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 499 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 219 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 178 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 163 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 146 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 337 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 119 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 119 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

267382026-09-14 21:00 — 105 players2026-09-16 05:00 — 38 players2026-09-17 13:00 — 87 players2026-09-18 20:00 — 186 players2026-09-20 04:00 — 144 players2026-09-21 12:00 — 144 players2026-09-22 19:00 — 201 players2026-09-24 03:00 — 133 players2026-09-25 10:00 — 127 players2026-09-26 18:00 — 246 players2026-09-28 01:00 — 158 players2026-09-29 09:00 — 99 players2026-09-30 16:00 — 220 players2026-10-02 00:00 — 149 players2026-10-03 07:00 — 127 players2026-10-04 15:00 — 267 players2026-10-05 23:00 — 127 players2026-10-07 06:00 — 98 players2026-10-08 14:00 — 162 players2026-10-09 21:00 — 139 players2026-10-11 05:00 — 108 players2026-10-12 13:00 — 123 players2026-10-13 20:00 — 131 players2026-10-14 12:00 — 79 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
79167Sep 2020Aug 2026Sep 2020 — avg 791 · peak 2,658Nov 2020 — avg 326 · peak 743Jan 2021 — avg 352 · peak 1,160Mar 2021 — avg 159 · peak 323May 2021 — avg 130 · peak 417Jul 2021 — avg 209 · peak 479Sep 2021 — avg 139 · peak 316Nov 2021 — avg 186 · peak 531Jan 2022 — avg 202 · peak 488Mar 2022 — avg 74 · peak 146May 2022 — avg 101 · peak 258Jul 2022 — avg 132 · peak 311Sep 2022 — avg 101 · peak 212Nov 2022 — avg 84 · peak 272Jan 2023 — avg 251 · peak 530Mar 2023 — avg 185 · peak 412May 2023 — avg 135 · peak 329Jul 2023 — avg 190 · peak 329Sep 2023 — avg 131 · peak 291Nov 2023 — avg 108 · peak 251Jan 2024 — avg 121 · peak 239Mar 2024 — avg 126 · peak 302May 2024 — avg 110 · peak 253Jul 2024 — avg 137 · peak 260Sep 2024 — avg 130 · peak 304Nov 2024 — avg 80 · peak 157Jan 2025 — avg 82 · peak 145Mar 2025 — avg 121 · peak 272May 2025 — avg 121 · peak 297Jul 2025 — avg 197 · peak 388Sep 2025 — avg 150 · peak 379Nov 2025 — avg 143 · peak 797Jan 2026 — avg 131 · peak 334Mar 2026 — avg 151 · peak 479May 2026 — avg 178 · peak 431Jul 2026 — avg 176 · peak 362Aug 2026 — avg 215 · peak 469
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$4.992019-06-212026-10-082019-06-21 — best price $39.992019-12-13 — best price $39.802020-02-08 — best price $38.262020-04-10 — best price $17.192020-06-19 — best price $17.982020-08-25 — best price $35.992020-10-19 — best price $35.892020-12-13 — best price $35.892021-02-07 — best price $35.892021-03-27 — best price $35.992021-05-12 — best price $34.832021-07-10 — best price $39.992021-09-13 — best price $35.192021-11-10 — best price $15.202021-12-22 — best price $15.992022-02-08 — best price $33.592022-04-10 — best price $39.992022-06-01 — best price $35.992022-07-25 — best price $8.602022-09-26 — best price $39.992022-12-01 — best price $33.592023-02-10 — best price $8.602023-04-10 — best price $9.992023-06-02 — best price $19.032023-08-15 — best price $35.192023-10-15 — best price $39.992024-01-04 — best price $35.192024-03-15 — best price $8.792024-05-06 — best price $39.992024-07-12 — best price $39.992024-09-24 — best price $9.992024-12-06 — best price $35.192025-03-18 — best price $39.992025-06-18 — best price $9.992025-09-17 — best price $38.792025-12-04 — best price $31.992026-03-13 — best price $39.992026-05-21 — best price $4.992026-08-01 — best price $35.992026-10-08 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.1k752026-05-30 — 147 pageviews2026-06-03 — 159 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,136 pageviews2026-06-11 — 290 pageviews2026-06-15 — 166 pageviews2026-06-19 — 121 pageviews2026-06-23 — 110 pageviews2026-06-27 — 95 pageviews2026-07-01 — 90 pageviews2026-07-05 — 94 pageviews2026-07-09 — 113 pageviews2026-07-13 — 129 pageviews2026-07-17 — 120 pageviews2026-07-21 — 177 pageviews2026-07-25 — 152 pageviews2026-07-29 — 161 pageviews2026-08-02 — 133 pageviews2026-08-06 — 132 pageviews2026-08-10 — 202 pageviews2026-08-14 — 158 pageviews2026-08-18 — 174 pageviews2026-08-22 — 155 pageviews2026-08-26 — 361 pageviews2026-08-30 — 185 pageviews2026-09-03 — 93 pageviews2026-09-07 — 166 pageviews2026-09-11 — 134 pageviews2026-09-15 — 95 pageviews2026-09-19 — 98 pageviews2026-09-23 — 123 pageviews2026-09-27 — 83 pageviews2026-10-01 — 108 pageviews2026-10-05 — 75 pageviews2026-10-08 — 106 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

13
achievements tracked
79.5%
earned "A Real Hero"
5.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Simplified Chinese…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2020-08-27 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS4 (PlayStation)10,8376%14
Steam (Steam)10,6574%13
Xbox One (Xbox)7,4612%13

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

RPGActionNatureCraftingSurvivalAdventureHistoricalOpen WorldSimulationAtmospheric

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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